Damascus, Aug. 3 -- The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched rocket and artillery attacks in northern Syria, injuring at least seven people, including four Syrian soldiers and three civilians, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported, citing the Syrian Ministry of Defence.

The attacks targeted a village near Manbij in the northern Aleppo province, using multiple rocket launchers and artillery shells "irresponsibly and for unknown reasons," said the ministry.

A barrage of rockets and artillery shells reportedly damaged civilian homes and prompted a swift military response from Syrian army units in the area, it said.

The defence ministry said that the Syrian forces repelled an infiltration attempt by SDF fighters near one ...